120028 VO Core Lecture Linguistics = Communication, Code and Culture (2009S)

This lecture will deal with the levels of phonology, i.e. sound structure, morphology (inflectional and derivational), i.e. word structure, morphonology (the interaction of phonology and morphology), and semantics, i.e. the structure of meaning. The approach will be both theoretical and descriptive, and will also including a historical perspective discussing the genesis of the basic linguistic concepts involved.